unable to restore iphone without turning off "find my iphone"

If you're trying to restore your iPhone using iTunes, you will probably encounter the message that "Find my iPhone" must be turned off. There are many ways to turn Find my iPhone, and this guide will also show you how to bypass that error message in iTunes if you don't have access to your iPhone or can't unlock it to turn off the Find my iPhone feature.

The easiest way to turn off Find my iPhone is to do it directly from the iPhone's settings.

Go to Settings > iCloud > Find my iPhone >

Switch off Find my iPhoneand enter your Apple ID password

If you can’t turn off "Find My iPhone" on your iPhone, you can turn it off from your iCoud account iCloud.com:

Turn off your iPhone

Sign in to icloud.com/#find on a computer using your Apple ID (the one you use with iCloud).Note: If you don’t see Find My iPhone on iCloud.com, that means your device was not set-up with iCloud. In that case, proceed to the next step.

Click All Devices, select the offline device, then click Remove from Account. If you don’t see Remove from Account, click All Devices again, then click the Delete button next to the device.

If you can't turn off "Find My iPhone" from your settings in your iPhone or your iCloud account, you will have to restore your iPhone using recovery mode. Make sure you backup your iPhone first as doing so will erase all data on your iPhone. (Note: you still need to the iCloud account info the iPhone is locked to, or you won't be able to reactivate the iPhone and use it again)

For a full guide on how to restore your device using Recovery Mode, click here.